A reality show could have participants seeking to survive for nine months in a Siberian forest beginning next summer. Producers for the program, dubbed "Game2: Winter," plan to have 2,000 cameras that viewers can watch 24/7.

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Show materials say 15 men and 15 women would face up to -40 degree weather in the Siberian taiga, a remote forest. Producers said contestants would be encouraged to build housing, alone or together.

According to The Siberian Times, the contest is the brainchild of Novosibirsk entrepreneur Yevgeny Pyatkovsky, and producers said anything goes, including murder, but that people would still be subject to the rule of law.

Contestants must pay a fee of about $161,000 to participate or be voted in by viewers.

The winner would get $1.6 million, according to the show’s producers. If there were multiple winners, the sum be split, the BBC reported.

The program is slated to be broadcast in Russian, English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Arabic. Contestants would need to survive from fJuly 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018.